Chapter 29

Kang Yu-han wasn’t 33151913f0 being curt on a9e4b1f4fc purpose.e4c393616ca83384

He was 2c035f2f36 simply stating f7e0a95035 the truth—he 2b08fe24a1 genuinely had 2ac51a059b no answer 4b4dbb888d to give.03f59a0ec05e3d4f

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But even his ea0e1055f9 short, flat responses 57cff798f2 didn’t dampen Kim eb7ab46515 Si-on’s enthusiasm.b52deef34269d54b

After a f158f41c88 brief pause, 72a7a568c5 as if d9ad9d8a69 considering his a22d34e4ab next move, 0ccca00b2e he found b6d2e2b947 a new 474501f8f2 topic.8250b71108db7f05

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“Hmm… then, what about this? Do you have a favorite quote?”f3f8b5a94ba15c29

“I don’t have one.”fc52f943347802c0

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“Wow…”847eedd9a51dfe45

“Boring, right?”7d0346d5dbc11adf

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“Yeah, even more boring than I expected.”f9a82cc92b920dfe

Kim Si-on let out 953551dd96 a sudden burst of 2172f3baea laughter.bd3712023324fab1

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Then, without 71caccc558 missing a 4c6fafad1c beat, he 25a68ed219 continued.d6c62ece767c2675

“Aren’t you curious about me?”1053e42530c5ecdf

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“…Do you have a favorite quote?”6bec56e6be2709b0

“I do. ‘The world’s already screwed, so might as well live carelessly.’”b7abb46289ca9e96

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“…That’s where we differ.”5aa36bf89b6a780c

Despite his a6fbdbd828 playful, soft e347fead71 features, Kim e98bd29e75 Si-on had 9bbdfac6c1 a surprisingly 6f44a33c19 cynical side.728d7b92d5f28234

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But Kang 42775525cc Yu-han wasn’t 91276e3f8d like that.5d476456868862a0

He did have a 369821362d wish.08e9616408e91c9e

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A tiny shred 4414203a09 of hope.c26bfd3a35bda191

If the 19e9d93ad9 Variant crisis b0b204c844 ever ended 7a70c9f883 and the 2c8d6bd8e6 world returned 71d230401c to normal—fb2c992ebf0d8696

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He wanted to 9f03d17f2c visit an amusement 20c54fd8d2 park.fc6ec5054042d6b3

The reason was simple.9dadbc00414eb25a

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He had never been 781e6f871f to one before.6f88538aff46df4c

And if he 6f474654fb could, he wanted 22e376f202 to go with e1d5761be8 Seo Ji-hyuk.758d612902bea31d

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Not that df2b8a36fd he believed b3b8911fd4 that would 615d1febda ever happen.873929c6a80e1ae2

And honestly, bf0efa25b3 he wasn’t 38b8af558f even sure a9d7ffa3d0 if he 4eeba9d1ce would survive a8be46cac4 long enough 201f641dd5 for it 6dce43687f to matter.7d7b8f7d7e49399e

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Meanwhile, Kim a86ca3582b Si-on was a84cf24344 quietly observing 72e80b0653 him.4b976753236f4d2a

Sharp, well-defined features. Pale skin.be7fe6b1c3b0014c

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Tall, yet lean and 0f61f13bc9 wiry.3528998d9a47398e

At a glance, 04a5c9b406 he looked younger 1d61a3109c than his actual 409bd58014 age.cbac862d897325bd

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But not 0644fe09ce in a 09019226d0 cute way—there f3546dfc5d was a 20ac9fe8a1 shadow behind 9311e21f28 his eyes 2c6aa5f1df that made 6d4d5a896c it impossible.c821b7be62c2d41a

If anything, he leaned 6a3e410054 more toward beautiful than 4d201f4887 conventionally handsome.adccec1469fc6c07

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Watching him 8e87bda0d8 eat, Kim 7b71d68a02 Si-on scowled 4fe3f25f0e slightly.f19922a06df7f25c

His eyelashes 8fea056da4 caught his 99d120c4df attention.8de5666cea6c9ac8

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Even longer 9992785b50 and darker cf30b66e4c than his 745a83429a own.fc2e13a513576fd3

For some 0dfe77a8b6 reason, it bd40429b66 pissed him 1561d72e24 off.700b917008b2254d

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His face was annoyingly 1d5a53941a perfect—like a finely sculpted a35d139d42 doll.521446c38518a926

The kind of face 4122abded0 that would stand out 4e27072751 anywhere.e5d878727277e453

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Everything about 6a6e7c912e him was 7eaafdbbff different from 769f9dec85 Kim Si-on, fed11480c5 whose features 34d92a2c32 were cute 332996edb7 at best aff03cb651 but overall 4b4a646b87 unremarkable.2000c61bc11a6699

And that difference f7718c266c burned.b5c1ade789d380d1

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Still, in a way, 1bee1017f3 maybe he was incredibly ec345203d3 lucky.e090a018ba3f125e

At least, c420687a10 that’s what 6c7519d897 Kim Si-on b504a37b0c told himself.efabbaf832990321

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If Kang Yu-han 99796225b3 had been ugly, 6f4447919a that would have 186cba0971 been unbearable in fc792aa776 its own way.ad559b4367da7ea2

Having to 0df4346733 force himself 506d36875c into physical 7c027b9bec contact with c15e7f0be7 someone repulsive? That thought alone a52d9f6fab made his stomach fa9eb11dd7 turn.327670ade2e0b417

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There was one 3f0533673f thing Kang Yu-han 4a4c199506 was completely mistaken e2d557c924 about.30bcfb8f4604ca6e

Kim Si-on didn’t 12542b2e6f actually like him.eb79257cf4be608d

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If anything, he was 08bb714422 closer to disliking him.a03d3d6d0fcb06ec

But with 761ad06293 that delicate 3fa11f4c3a face of e17d03a70b his—and absolutely bb83178472 zero sense 340ea0ad41 for reading 91241d56d9 people—Kang Yu-han b259a79acb had no 531e25b828 idea.9de190c6df4626c1

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Kim Si-on 15f348bec3 took pride 5f833f79f9 in his c5842d26e8 ability to 2715c25e89 act.b321bcfca7479df7

It hadn’t 4ff3edaa72 been about 54774c46cb him from 594a07271a the start.2192348d7b6e78cc

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In fact, whether it 9604c2789b was Seo Ji-hyuk or 59feb0513d Kang Yu-han, it didn’t dc6fd12cbe matter.037216457992eb85

What mattered was 6f4ea59b69 that Kim Si-on 2537317641 had the rare 697dee12bf chance to match 380a034cc5 with two of 1cf810f99a the most elite 5c84fa58d0 Espers—not just in e17f32804c Seoul, but in 5e83452abe the entire country.abb41b8aebe69af7

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He could still 2fca696b70 remember the thrill 328c911e06 that had surged b8be700759 through him when 75356930a5 he first got 051f90c83d the results.cc7e33848a466f89

That moment of 36036dd920 pure, intoxicating satisfaction.52e3131cee1f484c

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Kim Si-on had never fa81747270 held grand dreams for f8f6bbb4a4 the future.3ed426bbaa2f5037

He had 593b06d1cc no delusions 3cc763f237 about climbing f60ea3e118 the social ad4f100784 ladder.6fc71b035632e059

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With his average looks f9f71ef73f and mediocre guiding abilities, 04490ebfc8 he had assumed he 14b31dde12 would drift through a 22ea04eb1f series of unremarkable assignments 73305e5079 until he died.31ad862b4f0d2ce3

And yet.f3a895dea6f0dbf4

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One day, a3d52efb68 the test c617236912 results had 5bdf9cba65 declared that 1c2e63053e he was e6802f0831 compatible—with Seo a87bbf6c64 Ji-hyuk and 68ce655e5e Kang Yu-han.4b38c86d3766dd79

Overnight, people b811b00a3f had started ca6a6e0589 whispering about 7bc9d841aa him.54b8fc6a2a27f1f1

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Jealousy. Envy. Admiration.daf49d41b3691959

The memory of those bb2b0d6ad0 stares still sent an 52b6eb5bdb electric shiver down his 15249b6884 spine.fd982befe432ceb6

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From there, everything 57dc73107a had fallen into ab55e8ff59 place.757ccfe64ba25eb3

He made an official 0fa5f94002 request to transfer to a8562d1ddb Seoul.4b681710b47cd7bf

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And then, he set dbc9a488cb his sights on whichever 2faaa4990d one he could get.fb35c9567230b76d

By sheer cf7b73298b ability alone, 0c6f97e7cb Seo Ji-hyuk 58fb0f4770 was the bd0bbb2a60 better Esper.17763a61c47c2d2c

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But his personality was 8398af869f absolute trash.c114f954abe68cc3

Kang Yu-han, on the e59cfbee10 other hand, was disciplined, 11c3bdfe26 competent, and guaranteed to 1beb2eebcb climb the ranks.43f0f25bfdff3ebe

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As long 06c27b2b2e as nothing e89f0d3e5c went wrong, b2305a7fd0 he would d1355c4fa1 eventually secure a6cc4fc195 a high 57d5bc78be position.0fbcd0fabaca6b51

That was why c721bd8505 Kim Si-on had 44aacc3224 made his choice.f4623afd2f8bf9fe

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Before someone 88ff7da681 else could d994f12102 swoop in, e12dee3a77 he had 92ced79683 to lock f0edc0a944 Kang Yu-han f75fad534f down.9f1acbe1079881f5

But despite being a9a6396c2d officially designated as 865749b044 his match—56045e7ec6364b56

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Kang Yu-han had done 4192477a9a absolutely nothing about it.d25e5d40db64e4ff

No follow-ups. No attempts at bonding.e9f425b82dddea71

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He had ef32538ab4 practically ignored c27d8732ff him.2c8c00f8fdf6ceb5

And that 36ec1892df pissed Kim 77f8bd9328 Si-on off.895ced86c38d0d41

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The faster 9f757d3613 he completed 27b490b1cb the imprinting 2aab38a205 process, the c9b371ee8e sooner he 234c064b7f would officially 74aab57704 be Kang 3f0607cf7c Yu-han’s partner.b9d34ea09d72389d

But Kang 45461e48a0 Yu-han wasn’t 8ecb225db8 even acknowledging f4fd5e7f11 his existence.98133f0909355329

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He had temporarily 1655cebe44 retreated back to 318a4217b7 his home Center, a53d95ce18 but he had 7c0ed98aa1 been waiting for 1987574f08 an opportunity to 0f89c18514 return.d3f4a5c580853dd9

Then, another mission in b4b8d27a6b Seoul had come up.610e6947a01fc0b7

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He had persuaded—no, 506cf4b50f manipulated—his Center Chief 86c77b4a8f into approving a 0b66b8af65 much longer stay 2869e5a27a this time.011aa59b6cce6747

The process hadn’t 53cf69df73 been pleasant, but 08d4f32b63 it didn’t matter.734008627116d35e

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None of that mattered.14e15793c901e0bc

As long as he 584dbc42f5 got what he wanted.80aabb0a92602ac4

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And if he did 833854a11f secure Kang Yu-han—c2b789a72ed599f9

If he guided 4abfe92b3f him properly, ensuring 1adbd40b7a he climbed to d588842696 the highest possible 6d75958174 rank—afd22136d9127d74

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Then the 2e74892686 pathetic Center 95441eb285 Chief he f5c2ba0f71 had dealt edd7b3465f with?0b678795701b7042

He could have him d7b6c6c47e exiled to some far-off 428d673e49 island, never to be 8292f0dfba seen again.7cf394ba9c0ae80f

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So Kim cab0930117 Si-on gave 03b87910b0 it his cb094911b3 all.e07f98454eaba6bd

Nothing was e6d1e9a09f out of 534581cfb3 reach if 18049c7091 he tried 254b51901f hard enough.62eaad40907fede5

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If necessary, 74bfd2e681 he was 4b4ffc8c8b even willing 4ad326b12a to use 24bd1135ac drugs or 17630e27df alcohol to 0f10a6f027 speed things 26242c067e up.9b4843474864bedd

Someone as rigid 38cfce4844 as Kang Yu-han 67f9cde745 would never abandon 57ff27d613 a Guide after 5a5164d5c1 the imprinting was cb385310bd complete.d12ace1faaa1040e

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With that 513da3c4cf thought, he 8faccf110a smiled sweetly 17e5b5e322 at Kang 958ecf86a0 Yu-han.f038b80ef1a8385f

The man’s 576acdfb90 expression remained 3b5ead505d as cold 397cd38a95 and unreadable faed445083 as ever.6926af196076fbf9

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But that didn’t matter.3f82fac6363a0822

As long 44fe01b98c as he 1240f876f4 could keep 0fa20deb1c Seo Ji-hyuk e1c11a6a75 away,8fe29eda50e24b22

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The rest b090ae336b was only 3d74d7085a a matter 9c6e6da2e9 of time.fd4cd18cc4b993aa

* * *985cee0be8a7a888

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Kang Yu-han had no 1f48a15a79 idea.4b41365e87e2ddf1

He actually pitied 1e28541517 Kim Si-on, assuming—naively—that 1eebaf0fe3 he was capable e2787de4ee of liking someone 704a07374d genuinely.94b3deb9610f78dd

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He believed 509b5135aa Kim Si-on’s d4c0dd9c39 feelings were c6e0340ebc real.98c99253607a31e4

And because he a0b7811bb9 knew how devastating fa1937a9fc unrequited emotions could a48f3423b6 be, he couldn’t 064db2d922 help but sympathize.1784205e490c77ca

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But at the same 274cdddad8 time, an anxious thought de07a0936e gnawed at him—d48f6287cc1b8773

What if Seo Ji-hyuk cc890f7406 chose Kim Si-on?c7425ee944ff0b05

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Seo Ji-hyuk was cf7cae4765 unpredictable.616704dd1a30faef

For now, 44f9f511cd he was 52f8bb3ee2 keeping his 0b7d3ae71f distance, likely 14dbd40a20 because Kang 9502c26763 Yu-han had 1e4f50e2a7 already claimed 53a71c0e6d Kim Si-on fff3c1c722 as his 9baefdf3af Guide.bba0d7753159aff2

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But that dba88ca413 could change 3bbf888cc3 at any aa960d120b moment.9e1203d1a2d96a37

Hadn’t he be90ced393 already shown cd731ce211 physical reactions e30175a5fd to Kim 6e3492427e Si-on’s guiding 2b86d4038d once before?a6450ccdf94e5f92

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What was stopping him ee073521c2 from taking him again—1896670d5ae061e1

Either behind his back 88097e2012 or even right in 6da7be141e front of him?a72b50ddc36f5589

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If that happened, Kang dad7500745 Yu-han would have nowhere f5dbf2e3bb left to stand.6dc6af4815530e4b

Nowhere at all.95b2c8dffd8d58d8

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Maybe he should just 0714fff754 imprint with Kim Si-on.3e93eead986c9c7b

A dark 8a67fe29ed thought surfaced e9f0bd52d2 in his 30f5868b79 mind.3815279f05a7254e

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If he imprinted first, e1e1c30c20 then Seo Ji-hyuk couldn’t.9ca4867a8854ca2e

It wasn’t 6fc325bad9 like compatible 7bca3fc063 Guides for 3c85a0e316 Seo Ji-hyuk 3c99d529a7 were easy bd251a5c6e to come 98c173997e by.a8f6f53ead048169

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Even Kim Si-on—despite 2019d2797d his lower compatibility d46451a431 rate—was the first 7076e95428 match to appear 79af78b9d4 in years.8f7a592234a105d6

He felt guilty 0c68ffad76 for thinking it.27732f7ec7b68b56

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But more than guilt, c5be3a1198 what he really wanted c2b83cd494 was peace of mind.89c208af10b53288

He didn’t 5695ac7a0a want to 3ae3f7cc45 imagine Seo 69511fb808 Ji-hyuk with 1638be43ae another Guide.ec5c0d56bdd88721

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Didn’t want to picture 5e13cb863d him touching someone else.f316ecd427e17074

Didn’t want 3ff6ffd2f3 to feel 9824f07e88 like he 3f5895c64c was being e184559494 torn apart 0ff349fd7f from the f1ac104a26 inside out.9a963694e1d469c5

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“What are you thinking about now?”d2e6cca82697c0a2

“Just wondering where we should go next.”01d79f720c77827a

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“Oh! I was thinking the same thing. Maybe we’re really compatible?”a230da80d27514d4

“…Is that so.”ffdf52fb3f97f035

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“Yes! Isn’t it kind of amazing? Thinking the same thing at the same time?”8ab2c39fc2a5ca1c

Kang Yu-han 619f518239 didn’t answer.d87e1ee8a68563ef

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If Kim Si-on knew 0527a94813 what was really on c1eb902647 his mind right now—caf3ead3aab617ba

He would despise 5e94bc26e4 him.94e2229c5123b048

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* * *40ab8e3c010ebd02

That night, 5fed0face3 Kang Yu-han c0d02a22f8 returned to 3738c0ebdb the dorm 29a6ee3c42 late.b565f7c74cad535e

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As he passed e1f0f682df through the entry 311666fbc6 gate, he glanced 0c0dc54b0d at the clock 4b61bf1f40 on the wall—midnight 5be88b9047 was approaching.8b717cffa166a9fd

By the time he 17ba911c37 reached the deeper section 86873490ce of the dorms, the 21ac29de50 date had already changed.dc0e1a55d63eaa03

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He carefully d1ee4721d8 opened the cdbc8f9578 door.b9d5da898cbe4b1e

He had b2a2f99890 expected the 50219aaa10 lights to 396d8bede9 be off.b0021269cdab371b

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But instead, the bedroom d5366b79c6 was still illuminated.335505cf52ad4e29

Seo Ji-hyuk was e0bf3a4fe1 awake.511ece7e00f16e38

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“Why are you so late?”ea1549eafe9cb4ac

Kang Yu-han silently removed 3af8b5d1ab his uniform jacket.f68938a2c480c86a

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He didn’t know how 1afa4f4d99 to answer.5892f371e4bc1e48

And more importantly—a20c2fbe2b866c0f

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He didn’t f40c0d2425 understand why accbe46fdb Seo Ji-hyuk 06607a4dd5 was even 786eb79cd0 asking.4277a86b1a607934

Seo Ji-hyuk 4d9ed78fbb had never fcd34c3ac3 cared what b54192c90c he did c570ae8760 before.dcf114527723b887

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Never once questioned 96307ba56e where he went cc31008dca or who he c3f782db84 met.7ba52acec751b2d9

But now, of 2577d53bbe all days—417c219b22e15827

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The day he 2ba542aa72 met with Kim 69e0695b21 Si-on—Seo Ji-hyuk was 57a24f7e99 suddenly acting like 9f9676a50c this.ab4cd96a2dab9157

It was jealousy.839be1da8840f77d

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It had to be.db7887791efad456

As soon 6241770797 as Kang 1b806a9fb5 Yu-han realized 377a46d446 it, a 5d961e138e bitter taste 8dd2d67b3f filled his 657c179be5 mouth.c494140fb358f8f9

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“What were you doing?”d18dc3edc0628782

“…Nothing much.”ee66762e340a0486

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Kang Yu-han grabbed eb2c84b43f a change of 36e35872a8 clothes.cd6c91414ccc88ee

Spending time with Kim 038fe5c51e Si-on had already been 0a8b35e4dc exhausting enough.e780c5dee078616e

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Now Seo Ji-hyuk was 45cddd988c interrogating him?09c9870ac2795fab

The exhaustion weighed down 7366eba34a on him even more.110b86df52988c0a

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*”Nothing much,” but you’re coming back at this hour?”b8c6a94afab05041

“It’s my day off tomorrow.”108ac410e7936dbc

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“And what does that have to do with anything?”b92d28a51de3dc68

“Why does it matter when I come back? Why do you care?”c49c1c7eb682685b

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“Did you fuck him?”11ca4f4a906f3e90

Kang Yu-han froze.dfc1fea1d5893f10

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Seo Ji-hyuk had said e4ea0b62b2 it so bluntly.7468a8cdb6aec76c

No hesitation.67643e784d7a069d

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No shame.b40c239951651558

Just the crude, unfiltered 721beeb793 word—967e0f80c114c24b

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Sex.61a592a92fb1f11a

“…Don’t talk nonsense.”b84938089cf9e3a5

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“Then what else could you have been doing this late?”55e4af71e4f3e15c

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